The public will also be able to vote on which landmarks they want to be photographed. Five categories have been identified Castles, Coastal paths, Natural Wonders, Historic Buildings & Monuments and (Sports) Stadiums.

This means that Google could even end up scanning every millimeter of famous football stadiums like Old Trafford or Anfield road if given the permission.

If the current trials, which are being held in Genoa, Italy, prove to be successful, Google is likely to include all public sites including landmarks and paths in the UK.

Google Street view has been a hit with online users. More people are using Google Maps than Google News according to research website Alexa and a significant portion of them have used Google Street View.

But it has attracted a number of criticisms from privacy groups, notably Privacy International, which complained from the onset to the Information Commissioner's Office about the service.

The service has been outlawed in Greece and driven out illico presto from a British village before being cleared of any wrongdoing by the ICO.

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Street view is here to stay, which shows to some extent, the power of the search engine company. But, the company better be careful, it is unlikely that the Tricycles face the same level of apathy from the general public given the fact that the service has been widely publicized.